Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-12-24
DALLAS.
Charles G.. Eckf0rd's Assets Placed al
About Forty Thousand Dollars.
A Baker Decamps.
Stone Thrown Through q Oar Window.
Bread Obtained Under False Pre-
tenses--Suit for Damages.
Special to the Gazette,

DALLASj lex, OeCs GOV HeH VIA
Knox, secretary Of the Farm and Ranch
Publishing Company, went out this morn
ing to hitch his horse to the buggy and
drive down town, he found horse, har-
ness and buggy gone. Some one had
stolen the outfit. 1t was SO nicely done
that not clue was left behind to tell the
tale OF the whereabouts or course of the
thief.
Charles G. Eckford, the furniture deal
er who fsiled in business Monday, filed
deed of trust with S. B Hopkins as
trustee to secure the Fourth National
Bank OF this city in the payment of the
sum of $4,000, and N. B. Wright
| $40 467 IS. Yesterday Mr.. Eckford exc
cuted a second deed of trust to Mr.. Hop
kins IN favor of the following creditors:
Boyd, White & Co. OF Philadel-
phla, SIG. 500; M & Il. Schren-
keiser. New York, $500 Is;
Jos. Wild & Co., New York, 81. 30l 03, sg-
gregating S50,S69.29 The assets are
plsced at $4,000
| While Mr.. S. D. Burgess, superintend-
eat of the poor farm, was coming to the
| city on the Central road THU morning,
and Just inside the suburbs, a stone went
through the car window and struck him
between the eyes. inficting quite severe
wound. Jimmie Myers, a white boy,
about thirteen years o. age, threw the
stone. Burgess got off the train and ar
rested the lad.
It has Just come to light that we'll
known baker named Frank Bowshell,
lately employed by bakery here, sud-
denly decamped, taking with him new
suit of clothes, silver watch and other
articles of value before going to another
| baker.
Last night J. G. Patterson, proprietor
of a livery stable on Patterson avenue
and Griffin street, had 3 valusole hack
stolen. He says the thief brought his
own team and hitched il up and drove of.
Dave Holt WAS arrested to-day, charged
with sWindliDg. He went to bakery
and represented that he wss authorized
TO buy bread for the city hospital, and
bought eight loaves. Holt Wss suisse
quently arrested.
There has been quite run on the city
treasury by the poor and INDECENT OF the
city. Marshal Arnold received letter
to-day from well-known citizen, asking
Mr. Arnold how best and where best
little money could be spent for the bene-
ut VI SUN DcOplc. ELL diuOiu UltuuOluC
the gentleman's name.
Real estate transfers to-day foot up
$35,6I5.
Richard Moss, lobe Watson and Will
liam Thompson were arrested to-day for
stealing coal. Coal is scarce in Dallas,
and high, and the weather is cold, and
coal mysteriously disappears.
There are in the county Jail sixty-fv
Nf aNnrfG
The City Council is about to advertise
for bids to build, extend or improve the
city waterwerks.
Mr.. G. Eden brings q damage suit
against L. V. T. Randolph of New jersey,
but now in Dallas. He represents that in
August, 1885, he was in lawful possession
of 5000 cattle, which were in Grayson and
Wheeler counties. They were valued at
SIS head. He further alleges that about
that date the defendant unlswfully, fraud
ulently and maliciously sued out al
writ Of attachment and subsequently
the cattle were seized and turned
over to Uaited States marshal, in whose
possession they remained six months, land
at the trial the court held that the writ
was wrongfuIly and maliciously sued out.
EDEN claims that the cattle deprecated
one-helf per cent. aggregating $3.50.
The mayor to-day issued a proclama-
ton directing that no person shall ais
charge fire arms, fire crackers or any kind
of pyrotechnic display upon the streets
without first obtaining written consent
from him.
Dallas will pass the holidays rather
quietly. There are two or three social
ksyents to come Off, but generally speaking
FIT will be unusually quiet. Up to three
days ago one would hardly think from
appearances in town that q great festive
event was about to come Oh, but tits here
and there is hot haste tonight tesecure
presents, as II everybody adjust been
reminded that CHRISTMAS wascomirg.